HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentationBuena Vista East Historic
Neighborhood Association Opposes
This Public Alley Give -Away
Individually and on behalf of the Buena Vista East Historic
Neighborhood Association, we ask the Commission to:
1) Deny this official vacation and closure of a public alley (PZ10)
for the Electra I project, or
2) Require a significant reduction in the height and scale of the
project prior to any approval, or
3) Delay consideration of this request until all appeals to this Class
II permit have been heard.
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ITEM .ib ON 11-3-05.
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We Oppose this Alley Closure
for four reasons:
1 Official Vacation and Closure of this public alley is in Violation of Section
55-15(c) of the City of Miami Ordinance.
2. This project is in violation of Section 1305.2 of the City of Miami Zoning
Code which requires new development to be in context with the
surrounding community.
• The Developer is not "within their rights" to build at Maximum FAR, Height,
and Density ever, especially when taxpayer land must be forfeited to allow for
the aggregation of Tots.
3. The character of the Design District, the historic town center of Buena
Vista, is worth saving and will be irreparably damaged by high -scale
developments like Electra I.
4. This project is in contradiction to Miami-21's Smart Growth Principles
which call for appropriate transitions between C1/Urban Core and
R1/Residential.
Submitted Into the public
record in connection with
item ?z. 16 on 1/-3 -os
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
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1. Official Vacation and Closure of this public
alley is in Violation of Section 55-1 5(c) of the
City of Miami Ordinance. ot(-�a
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55-15(c)(1) Requires a vacation and closure to be in the ublic
5 interest, or benefit the general public. Closure of this alley obl ia
� �� to facilitate construction of Electra I does neither. Indeed,
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Electra I is a detriment to the surrounding residential and
@J ,� low -scale commercial communities.
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55-15(c)(4) Requires a vacation and closure to benefit
edes r nand vg_hicular circulation in the area. Closure of
this alley benefits neither. Present and planned
infrastructure would be overburdened by this 30-story
tower. It is NOT "In the public interest" due to the negative
impacts on traffic on 36th Street and North Miami Avenue.
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City Clerk
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plan to make North Miami Avenue a
safe, pedestrian -friendly street will fail if high -
density development is allowed in SD-8.
1. Vacancy and Closure of this public alley would violate Section
55-15(c) of the City of Miami Ordinance.
• The City and we desire a SAFER, lower volume, and more
pedestrian friendly North Miami Avenue which will never be
possible if additional high density development is permitted in
SD-8.
Submitted Into the public
record in connection with
item i2.Io on //-3-OS
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Street Plans
CHARRETTE DRAWINGS 111.26
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North Miami Avenue
NEIGHBORHOOD BUFFER
PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL
R.O.W width
Pavement width
Traffic patern
Parking
Curb type
Sidewalk material
Sidewalk width
Planter type
Planter size
Tree type
70'
38'
Two ways, two lanes, center median
8' parallel
Raised curb
Concrete
17'-6"
Planting strip
4' wide
Royal palm with Poinciana
This street plan can be used as a tool to reduce cross through
traffic between residential neighborhoods. As designed,
an access roll-over curb will provide access into streets for
emergency vehicles and eliminate the need of neighborhoods
barricading themselves.
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record in connection with
item p2.10 on it-3- OS
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
2. Electra I violates Section 1305.2 of
the City of Miami Zoning Code-
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Section 1305.2 requires new development to "respond to the-� �
physical contextual environment". Electra I does not respond to °5=4'""
the surrounding communities in height or scale, as noted
repeatedly by City staff during design review.
3-1-05
— "The building height is out of scale for the area. This site is more appropriate for a
transition block in height from the higher density developments to the east and the lower
scale C-2 zoned properties (maximum 120' height) to the west."
3-15-05
— "The building height is out of scale for the area. This site is more appropriate for a
transition block in height from the higher density developments to the east and the lower
scale C-2 zoned properties (maximum 120' height) to the west."
3-29-05
— "The building height is out of scale for the area as is the garage podium height of six
stories.... This site is more appropriate for a transition block in height from the higher
density developments to the east and the lower scale C-2 zoned properties (maximum
120' height) to the west."
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record in conncction with
item P7.10 on 11-3-0
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
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3. The character of the Design District, the
historic town center of Buena Vista, is worth
saving.
• The low scale "Urban Center" character of this
historic town center is an asset that will set the
Design District apart from Midtown and is thus
worthy of preserving.
• This Electra 1 project will set the bar for future
development within SD-8, thus it is critical that it be
properly scaled.
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Priscilla A. Thoson
City Clerk
4. This project is in contradiction to Miami-
21's Smart Growth Principles which call
for appropriate transitions between
Cl/Urban Core and RI/Residential.
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record in connection ith
item 2. I D on
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
MIAMI 21:
APPLICATION OF SMART
GROWTH AND
FORM BASED CODE
PRINCIPLES
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record in connection with
item ?2•1v on 1-0306
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Miami 21: The Problem with
City of Miami Today
Less urban I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I More Urban
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missing transition
C-1
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City Clerk
Midtown Miami
Urban
Center
Less urban I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 More Urban
Buena Vista East
Design District (SD-8)
missing transition
Midtown Miami
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Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
4. Mayor Diaz recently said that current
applications should be reviewed with Miami 21
in mind.
In addition, at the September 22nd Commission meeting, Commissioner
Winton spoke out against developers rushing in projects to beat the
deadline on Miami 21. He has also spoken out in the past against lot
assemblage and our bizarre zoning code that allows FAR to use the
adjoining property and the street.
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This project is an extreme exam lf both. item �on limos
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City Clerk
As we have shown, City planners repeatedly noted that this project is
out of scale for the area and that this lot should be used as a transition
to nearby lower density areas.
The City Commission has the power to act upon these
concerns to ensure that this project is truly benefiting Buena
Vista and Wynwood by requiring this reduction in height and
density prior to granting any alley closure and vacation.
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Today, We ask the Commission to:
1) Deny this official vacation and closure of a public
alley (PZ10) for the Electra I project, or
2) Require a significant reduction in the height and
scale of the project prior to any approval, or
3) Delay consideration of this request until all appeals to
this Class II permit have been heard.
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record in connection with
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Priscilla A. Thompson,
City Clerk
In addition, We ask the
Commission to:
• Enact an immediate moratorium in SD-8 on new
construction exceeding 5 stories or 60 feet in height
until the implementation of Miami 21's First Quadrant.
• Everything we have shown you today is reason why
we need a moratorium. This Commission granted
Morningside such reasonable protection for SD-9,
and we deserve the same protection for SD-8 today.
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record in connection wi
item on 40 03 0.-
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk